Calling all crafty momma's..... How do I do this??

[artvandalay]

I decoupaged (sp?) some wooden letters for my dd's room, and they came out beautiful. For my next project, I would like to make something like this for my mantle:

http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL1099/13265991/23619062/395021651.jpg

I will have DH cut the wood, and I will decoupage them, but I have no idea how to put the print/font onto them. Is this something I download off from somewhere? Do I purchase letters somewhere and stick them on?

I also like how the letters are two different colors, I may do something like that as well.

ETA: I don't have to use this specific font

Thanks!

[katydid1971]

I would buy a paint pen and hand letter it

[Neatfreak]

Another way would be to print the letters out of good quality paper (probably from a laser printer, not inkjet, as the ink might bleed when you decoupage), and then cut them out. Or even cut out a template that you could transfer onto the paper you want to use for the letters.

[Melaine]

Have you looked at the scrapbooking section of Michael's or AC Moore? I would check there for letters you like.

[elephantmeg]

buy alphabet stickers from the scrapbook area

[Cam&Clay]

Those are so cute! I would not want the apostrophe, though. It shows possession, not the plural. It should be "The Yules" unless they are trying to show possession, which should be the possessive plural "The Yules' House" or "The Yules's House."

Just a pet peeve of mine...

I am envious of families with one last name. We have three in our house, so I can't do anything like that. The Miller/Jones/Johnsons just doesn't look as cute!

[Melaine]

I thought it meant the possessive, as in the Yule's House.

[artvandalay]

Or even cut out a template that you could transfer onto the paper you want to use for the letters.

Do you mean print out the letter, then cut it out and use the paper .. kind of like a stencil?

Also good idea to check scrapbooking sections... I guess I didn't realize they made letters that big.

[AshleyAnn]

Most likely they were cut using a scrapbooking gizmo called a die cutter. They are pretty expensive but its not uncommon for a scrapbooker to have one so maybe one of your friends could do it. Also lots of scrabooking stores have them and will sell you a cut of a dollar or two.

[Neatfreak]

Do you mean print out the letter, then cut it out and use the paper .. kind of like a stencil?


Yes, that's it. But if you could borrow a die cut machine, that would be ideal!

[artvandalay]

Also lots of scrabooking stores have them and will sell you a cut of a dollar or two.

Great ideas everyone! I don't think any of my friends are into scrapbooking (neither am I) but otherwise I would ask to borrow this thing in a heartbeat... if I went to JoAnn/Michaels, would they sell me a cut of this? And by cut you mean they would sell me individual letters?

[JTsMom]

I'm pretty handy with a pair of scissors, but those would be next to impossible to cut perfectly by hand, imo. If you find a more basic font, that could work though.

I would lean towards finding die cuts or stickers. One other option would be stamping. You can find large letter stamps at craft stores as well, but depending on if you could find one set that would work for you or not, it might end up adding up cost-wise.

[artvandalay]

I'm pretty handy with a pair of scissors, but those would be next to impossible to cut perfectly by hand, imo. If you find a more basic font, that could work though.
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Yeah, I figured if I went this route, it would have to be kind of a straight-ish font and I would use an exacto knife to cut out the word.

I could just paint the letters freehand, like a PP mentioned, but I"m nervous to do so. I guess if I messed it up I could just decoupage another paper over it. I may head over to a craft store to check out my options.

[marie]

i have zero experience with this website, but they will do custom stencils for you and have many fonts to choose from:

http://www.juststencils.com/letter-stencils

cute project!

[Babymakes3]

I would use a laserjet printer and print the letters on the paper then tear my paper to fit my blocks.

Most people doing these projects are using Cricuts or Silhouettes to do the cutting and alot of them are vinyl. I am lusing after a Silhouette but just can't get DH to go along with letting me buy one yet!

[ohiomom1121]

Tons of etsy sellers sell die cut letters. I would find a font you like and contact a seller to set up a custom listing for them. (You could also do alchemy and have people contact you) I bet you could get it done for less than $10.

[MommytoEliana]

I thought it meant the possessive, as in the Yule's House.

True, but the way it is written it is a singular possessive. So unless the owner of the house goes by "The Yule," (like the formal title of the head of a clan in Ireland or Scotland), it is incorrect. If it is a family and they wanted a possessive form, it should be "The Yules' " (showing that there is more than one Yule).

[boolady]

True, but the way it is written it is a singular possessive. So unless the owner of the house goes by "The Yule," (like the formal title of the head of a clan in Ireland or Scotland), it is incorrect. If it is a family and they wanted a possessive form, it should be "The Yules' " (showing that there is more than one Yule).

:yeahthat: It should either be "The Yules" (if it's in reference to their family) or "The Yules'" (if it's in reference to a family home).

[artvandalay]

I would use a laserjet printer and print the letters on the paper then tear my paper to fit my blocks.
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Do you mean just use the scrapbook paper that I'm going to use for the decoupaging (sp?) and just feed that into the printer instead of regular paper? Hmmm.. interesting!

[Babymakes3]

Do you mean just use the scrapbook paper that I'm going to use for the decoupaging (sp?) and just feed that into the printer instead of regular paper? Hmmm.. interesting!

Yup! I would tear the edges of the paper to fit your blocks so you don't end up with perfect edges. You can also get some distressing ink at your craft store and lightly smudge it on the edges to give it a bit of visual texture.

I hunted thru my saved project ideas and found this way too.
http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/2009/11/thakful-blocks.html

[ellies mom]

I would use a laserjet printer and print the letters on the paper then tear my paper to fit my blocks.

Do you mean just use the scrapbook paper that I'm going to use for the decoupaging (sp?) and just feed that into the printer instead of regular paper? Hmmm.. interesting!
That's how I would do it.

[finaledition]

If you could find somebody with a Cricut or a Silouhette, they could make it for you in a matter of minutes. Otherwise I would contact somebody on ebay to make it for you. They could create a special listing just for you. It should be really cheap.